takast

Icelandic

Etymology

From the verb taka (“to take”) + -st (“a suffix which turns verbs into middle voice verbs”). See also the appendix about the Icelandic middle voice verbs.

Verb

takast

  1. to succeed
    Yfir hverju ertu að kvarta? Þetta tókst, er það ekki?
    What are you complaining about? It worked, didn't it?

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

takast

  1. passive infinitive of ta, taka and take
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